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Pennsylvania Early Intervention Newsletter
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Stay warm this winter sporting DSAVwear!
E-mail or call the office 330-726-3728 to place your order. Limited sizes available! |
 Car seat safety is crucial.
If you have concerns about your child's car seat and/or your child is able to get out of the carseat while you are driving - it is time to have the car seat checked.
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to all who have
given so generously
to DSAV in 2009.
Trumbull Co. Medical Society Alliance
Barbara New
Litco International
The Print Factory
Pro Business
H&R Block
Lana Kontos
Harrington, Hoppe & Mitchell
Berkman, Jorgensen, Masters & Stafman
ECS Techs
Children's Rehab. Center
Elite Digital Graphics
Dennis & Amy Lewis
Lewis Development
Ray Donadio
Sam Chicarelli
Walmart Donadio & Wagner
Executive Web Mngmnt.
Paul Dieter - PMD Builders
Celeste Lisko
Thom Russo
Karen Stillwagon
Eric Dess
Drs. Nadler & Nadler
Doeberling Muccio PT
Chris & Kelly Donadio
Creekside Gardens
Mel & Bob Meinke
Lee Beach
Jack Trella
Crosby Mook Office
Ken & Michele Jones
Zambia Jamison
Roxanne Morella
Office Max
Joe Toto
Dave Gordon
Bill & Stephanie Champlin
Sherry Freda Trust
Anthony Rossi Jr., Esq.
General Motors-Lordstown
Dave & Carrie Oravec
Hine Memorial Fund Pink Thumb Garden Club
Microsoft
Christopher Jones
Shaffali Nadler
Rich Pacholec
Walt & Dorothy Kijowski
Trumbull Co. Family Court
Bob & Amy Harris
Rich Conklin
Stacie Kerpelis
Best Buy-Boardman
Dr. & Mrs. Jon Eucker
Ray& Judy Donadio
Dr. & Mrs. Paul Gould
TMH Surgery Center
Dr. & Mrs. Terry Philibin
Joseph & Norma Conti
Pat Morella
Stacy Navarro
The Home Depot
Shanghai River
Marco & Lisa Rankin
Dr. & Mrs. Panos Zafrides
DeBartolo Corporation
Denise & John York
Howland Pizza Works
Sandee Timmerman
TMH Surgery Center
Eric Sitch
Bruce Shepas Sandy Meinke
Living Lord Lutheran Church
Judy Campbell
Canfield Helping Hands
Howland NHS
Walmart Employees
Johnson Controls Employees
Kohl's Employees
CiCi's Pizza
Canfield NHS
Kathy Trella
Jessica Prokup
Kathy Rotunno
Best Buy Employees
Elilzabeth Bowels
Maxine Hughes
Nicole Rolley
Panera Employees
Michele Sheffler
Christina Neer
Marietta Murcko
Tom Ohlin
Jeff Edwards
Joe Morella
Pattie Campos
Gavin Trebilcock
Sue Biviano
Ed Freel
Boardman Fire Dept.
Boardman Police Dept.
The Bagnola Family
St. Christine's CCD class
Santa
In Memory of Alice Schmalzried:
Altar & Rosary Society of
St. Mary's Church, Warren
In Memory of Elsa Holub:Marilyn Whittier
Deborah & Marc Bjelac
Dale & Pat McDougal
Phyllis & Raymond Housel
John Holub
Virginia Stempak
Ralph DiGirolamo
Pat Medallis
Newton Falls post VFW #3332
Kathy Carlson
Larry & Roxy Gurlea
John & Christina Counts
Lori & Randall Fiest
Richard & Cecilia Wolf
Harry & Patricia Benetis
Joellyn Sheronovich
Mr. & Mrs. Ken Mineo
Ruth Smith
Janet Mathews
Eileen Spada Fond
Arlene Kirby
In Memory of Dorothy McNally:
Roy & Donna Szanny
Bill & Annetta Timmerman
William & Mary Huzicka
William & Sandee Timmerman
Paul & Patricia Klein
2009 Buddy Walk
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We have many committees where you can get involved! Here are just a few:
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Education
- Healthcare
- Hospital Liaison
- TULIP®
- D.A.D.S.
- Buddy Walk
E-mail or call the office 330-726-3728 if you want to help!
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Planning for Buddy Walk
® of the Valley 2010 will begin in January! We have exciting new ways to register and some great new things planned for next year.
Please consider being a part of the planning committee! It's our biggest event of the year!
E-mail or call the office 330-726-3728 if you want to help! |
The Beatitudes for the Exceptional Child
Andre Masse C.S.E.
Blessed are you who take time to listen to difficult speech for you help us to know that if we persevere we can be understood.
Blessed are you who walk with us in public places and ignore the stares of strangers for in your companionship we find havens of relaxation.
Blessed are you who never bid us to "hurry up" and more blessed you who do not snatch our tasks from our hands to do them for us, for often we need time more than help.
Blessed are you who stand beside us as we enter new and untried ventures for our failures will be outweighed by the times when we surprise ourselves and you.
Blessed are you who ask for our help for our greatest need is to be needed.
Blessed are you who help us with the graciousness of Christ Who did not bruise the reed and quench the flax for often we need help we cannot ask for.
Blessed are you when by all these things you assure us that the thing that make us individuals is not in our peculiar muscles, not in our wounded nervous system, not in our difficulties in learning but in the God-given self which no infirmity can confine.
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Hello Members & Friends,
Here is the last e-newsletter for 2009.
Our first legal lecture for 2010, Developments in Special Education will be on Saturday, January 30th with attorney Judith Saltzman from Hickman & Lowder in Cleveland. The lecture will be from 10:00 until noon at the Center for Success. See below for details.
We can't thank our members, contributors and sponsors enough for making 2009 a wonderful year for the Down Syndrome Association of the Valley. We wouldn't be able to make the legislative, educational or community awareness strides we've made without you.
One final note, if you would like to make a tax deductible contribution for 2009, your donation must be postmarked by December 31st. You can also donate through Paypal or with a credit card on line through the donation button on our web site.
Happy New Year! See you in 2010!
~Kelly |
DSAV Story Time
Saturday, January 9th
11:00am - Noon
DSAV Center for Success
Join us for this month's interactive storytime featuring these great book selections:
All ages welcome
Parents must be present
Snacks provided |
 DSAV Legal Lecture SeriesDevelopments in Special Education
with
Attorney Judith Saltzman
from Hickman & Lowder
Saturday, January 30th
10:00am - Noon
Lecture is free, light refreshments provided. |
GIANT EAGLE APPLES FOR THE STUDENT PROGRAM
The DSAV Center for Success is participating in the Giant Eagle Apples for the Student program. Giant eagle provides the opportunity for us to get FREE computer and educational related equipment into our Center.
The Giant Eagle Apples For the Student program is easy!
Register at www.gianteagle.com or 1-800-474-4777
* Enter our ID# 5453
* Shop with a Giant Eagle Advantage Card
Instead of collecting receipts, each scan of a Giant Eagle Advantage Card will help our DSAV earn FREE equipment through March 19,2010.
Thank you for your support. |
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You still have time to see the DSAV tree!
Over 40 beautiful Christmas trees are on display at Millcreek MetroParks Fellows Riverside Gardens through January 3rd.
Be sure to look for the beautiful DSAV tree on the top floor of the Davis center, near the entrance to the Garden Cafe.
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 Literacy Materials Available |
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Through the DSAV LAMP (Language, Arts and Math Program) and the Sherry Freda Fund, we are pleased to offer early literacy materials to our Trumbull County families and educators.
We currently offer materials from Down Syndrome Education International, a global leader in research and evidence based approaches to improving education for those with Down syndrome.
These materials may be signed out and used until your child masters each level. We then ask that the materials (minus your child's progress reports) be returned for other families to use.
The See and Learn Language and Reading program offers a structured, visual approach to early language learning, ideally suited to young children with Down syndrome. Developed by expert language and reading researchers and therapists, the program offers step-by-step guidance, resources and records sheet to chart progress.
Contact us or call 330-726-3728 to get your See and Learn Language and Reading kit.
For families outside of Trumbull county, please contact us and we will work on arrangements to make the kits available to you. |
 Parent volunteers are being sought for a research study:
"My Kid Has More Chromosomes Than Yours!": The Journey to Resilience and Hope in Parenting a Child with Down Syndrome. The project coordinators are Nicole Springer, Ph.D., Texas Tech University and Briana Nelson Goff, Ph.D., Kansas State University, both parents of children with Down syndrome.
The researchers have two primary outcomes from this project:
- an academic publications and presentations based on the research data
- a consumer media publication for families with children with DS.
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 The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and the Down Syndrome Center at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh are conducting a reserach study of adults (30+) with Down syndrome.
Please call Sheila Cannon, project coordinator, at the Down Syndrome Center at Children's Hospital (412) 692-7963 or Sarah Clayton at UPMC (412) 235-5485 if you would like additional information. |
 Calling all Artists with Down syndrome!
WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY
T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST IS UNDERWAY!
Put your artistic abilities to work and design a T-shirt for World Down Syndrome Day, March 21st 2010!
If you are an artist with Down syndrome, create a WDSD TShirt design by hand or by computer using your choice of art.
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The PEAL Center's Fourth Annual Inclusive Education Conference
Building Communities of Peace, Harmony and Respect
WHEN: March 16 and 17, 2009
WHERE: Four Points by Sheraton Pittsburgh North, Cranberry Township, PA
PEAL conference Brochure
Visit the PEAL Center website for great information in helping families of children with disabilities and special needs in Pennsylvania. |
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Building Blocks Conference IX
Teaching Responsively:
Interacting to Extend Children's Hands-On Learning
Friday April 9th - Saturday April 10th
Westmorland Community College, Youngwood, PA (map)
This two-day conference is designed for: Birth to School-Age Educators, Support Staff, Parents, Social Service & Health Care Professionals, Child Care Practitioners, Related Service Professionals & Therapists |
 NDSC Annual Convention
Disney's Coronado Springs Resort in Walt Disney World, Florida
Friday, July 16 - Sunday, July 18, 2010
Make Your Hotel Reservations, Now!
Call: (407) 939-1020 Or, to make your reservations on line, please click here. |
BUDDY CRUISE
Buddy Cruise is a unique conference for individuals with Down syndrome and their loved ones. Join us and families from across the globe for a memorable voyage to the Bahamas onboard Royal Caribbean's Monarch of the Seas.
Taking place July 19th - July 23rd, following the NDSC Convention in Orlando, Florida!
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In the News |
Transportation Issues? Read on...
The US Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) released Questions and Answers on Serving Children with Disabilities Eligible for Transportation this past November.
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Micah Fialka-Feldman just wanted to live in the dorm while he attended Oakland University...
History is being made in Detroit. The inclusive education movement is breaking down barriers and redefining education. Micah's journey is truly a national story.
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Help DSAV raise funds |
As 2009 comes to a close, "tax-time" comes to mind.
Don't forget to visit H & R Block to file your taxes.
As a part of the H & R Block Non-profit referral program, DSAV will receive $25 for every new client that uses H & R Block to prepare their taxes.
Click here for DSAV referral form
Print the referral form and take it to your local H & R Block office and help DSAV raise some funds. |
 Don't forget, we still recycle ink cartridges, copier toners and cell phones!
If you would like a collection box or information on the Advantage cartridge recycling program.
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Do you GOODSEARCH?
By using Goodsearch as your web search engine, you can support DSAV year-round.
~Simply use the Goodsearch.com search engine for web searches or shopping and we get a percentage of the sale or a penny for each search.
Click on the GoodSearch box below, make sure your charity choice is the Down Syndrome Association of the Valley or DSAV and start searching and shopping! Thank you!
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Our vision is for people with Down syndrome to be active participants in a fully inclusive society.
Our Mission is to provide support, advocacy resources, education and opportunity for those with Down syndrome and their families.
Our Core Values
The DSAV fosters a climate which encourages independence, support, advocacy and opportunity for all individuals with Down syndrome.
We strive to represent the needs of people with Down syndrome and their families to improve quality of life, preserve rights and advance their interests thereby enhancing their status as citizens and enabling maximum independence and participation in the community.
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